Police Identify Naval Officer Who Killed NYSC Member In Owerri

The naval officer who allegedly killed a youth corps member, Emeka Amadi, at a checkpoint along the Owerri-Umuahia road on May 26, 2018 has been identified by the Imo State Police Command.

The command’s Public Relations Officer, Andrew Enwerem, said, “The officer is currently going through naval departmental processes. It is after the processes that he will be handed over to the police for more investigations.”

The late Amadi, who hailed from Umukwe in Ndiegbelu, Awaka in Owerri North Local Government Area of the state and serving in Aba, Abia State, was reportedly killed on May 26 by a naval team at a checkpoint along the Owerri-Umuahia road.

It was alleged that the naval team connived with some members of the Umukwe community, identified as New Face of Umukwe to deal with the youths of the village.

Amadi was a graduate of Philosophy from the Imo State University in Owerri.